Food Forestry – Page 4 – School of Permaculture

Permaculture Tip of the Day – The Lamiacea ‘Mint’ Family

By nicholas
March 19, 2015
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In permaculture design, the mint family is especially important for many reasons. For one it is extremely hardy, existing generally in all climates, soil and sun conditions. Mints generally can run to cover an area. They are known for there stolons(underground or above ground herbaceous stems that root readily) which allow the plant to spread […]

Permaculture is Redefining Gardening

By nicholas
February 20, 2015
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"Gardening is not just about putting plants in the ground the same way architecture is not only concerned with plumbing." ~Nicholas Burtner Permaculture gardening is a whole systems replacement to the food system. When we start looking at the garden as the supermarket and pharmacy our viewpoint will start to change. This type of gardening is a cyclical series […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – What Are Type One Errors?

By nicholas
February 17, 2015
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(A busted and breached pond/dam wall) TYPE ONE ERRORS are classified as errors/mistakes on a site which will either cost you or the client a lot of time, money, or energy to replace, redo, or clear out of a system if installed incorrectly. There are very few TYPE ONE ERRORS in permaculture design – […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Five Considerations for Being a Permaculture Design Consultant

By nicholas
February 13, 2015
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Since permaculture found me, I have dedicated my available earthly time to loving and helping people the best ways I know how. In the tangible world, if there were something better than permaculture to pursue that – I would be doing it! Permaculture design and consultation is meaningful, purposeful, and joyful work. There is a lot […]

School of Permaculture’s Design Services

By nicholas
February 4, 2015
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Consultation and Design Services ~Make sure to check out our portfolio of permaculture work too! A permaculture project/site starts with a consultation and a blueprint design. Depending on what you have visioned and what the landscape allows we will create a unique site design that compliments both. A strategy for land development will be introduced as […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Fermentation & Glass Air Lock Bubbler

By nicholas
January 27, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner is at the home of Nicole Rice who is the founder of the Natural Food Source food co-op in North Texas and the creator of the high quality Glass Fermentation Air Lock Bubbler. They go over nutrition and how this often over looked component is so important in permaculture. ~We greatly appreciate your shares […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Suburban Farming at Earth Dance Farms

By nicholas
January 22, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner and Steven Kelley are in the heart of Ferguson Missouri just days after the protesting and riots at

Permaculture Tip of the Day – GMO Money

By nicholas
January 21, 2015
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Nicholas Burtner is in Arcola Illinois in the middle of a very large GMO farm talking on income streams from

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Plant Families

By nicholas
December 3, 2014
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When designing a landscape and/or planting systems, we are often focused on what plant combinations, or ‘polycultures’, will function together as cohesive units. To understand what plants will function together, it can be overwhelming to look at specific plant species as there are thousands upon thousands! To make things easier, we can scale back and […]

Permaculture Tip of the Day – Pitchwood and Fire

By nicholas
December 2, 2014
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Nicholas Burtner is with Michael Thomas in Washington state and finds a 150 year old Douglas Fir which creates a

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